Análise tridimensional da interação fluido estrutura de uma turbina eólica off-shore através do método de multiplicadores de Langrage localizados

Abstract

In the context of energy production from alternative sources, Wind Energy is a renewable energy source since it stands out for using the kinetic energy of the wind originated from the temperature difference on the planet due to sunlight. The equipment used to capture wind energy is called wind turbine. This work had as main objective to perform a structural analysis in an offshore wind turbine model of the monopile type with focus on the interaction between fluid and structure by ensuring kinematic continuity between different domains through the Lagrange Multipliers Method, in which each multiplier becomes an internal force. Intermediate domains called frames were interposed between the different under analysis. The points where the frame nodes were put are determined through the Zero Moment Rule and implemented in Matlab, with meshes generated in ANSYS. A frequency response analysis was also performed to analyze the influence of the fluid on the wind turbine frequencies. The frames were obtained for the three-dimensional meshes for different ones, ensuring the kinematic continuity and the influence of the fluid in the frequencies was demonstrated through the Body diagrams for different heights of fluid.